Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney has put together another excellent
field for this event. He has brought 23 teams to town to compete for the
championship of this event. This tournament is in its fifth year and has
gained prestige as one of the top holiday events.

There are several fine teams and many outstanding players scheduled to
participate in this event. This appears to be the year of the guard in
the state of Kentucky and this event will be no exception. Some of the top guards playing this week
are Carlos Hurt (Moore), Ronny Dawn (Newport Central Catholic), Patrick
Sparks (Muhlenberg North), Jordan Stowers (Simon Kenton), Josh
Carrier (Bowling Green), Brett Jones (Paducah Tilghman), Jeremy
Monceaux (Parkway Christian Academy), Jakob Sigardson (Westminster
Academy), Brendon Woody (Lexington Catholic), etc.

Who will win this tournament? The field appears to be very well balanced with possibly 7-10 teams
having a chance to compete for the title. Known injuries at this time that will keep key players out of
competition are 6-4 Jr. Ryan Morton (Lexington Catholic), and 5-10 Sr. Vince
Bonhaus (Newport Central Catholic). All of our questions will be answered in thirty-nine games over the next
five days.

Clay List hit a three pointer at the buzzer to give Henry Clay the
win. Henry Clay led 48-33 at the end of three quarters, but Mason County
mounted a furious rally and took a 56-54 lead on a Chris Lofton basket
with 7.5 seconds remaining on the clock. Henry Clay inbounded the ball
and found List open on the wing for the game winner. Henry Clay was led by Rod Dunham
with 20 points and 8 rebounds. Mason County was led by 6-1 Fr. Chris Lofton who came off the
bench to score 19 points.

Clay Co. overcame a 27-25 deficit at halftime to defeat Lebanon by a score
of 53-47. Clay Co. was led by the inside play of 6-3 270 pound Richard
Walker and 6-1 230 pound Kevin Collins with 14 points each. Jeremy Asher added 10 points and
pulled down 15 rebounds. Lebanon was led by Malcolm Manier with 10 points.

Lincoln County pulled away from a 34-34 tie at halftime to defeat Perry Co.
Central 69-53. Lincoln County was led by Keith Withrow and Brent Bradshaw with 28 and 25 points
respectively. Perry Co. Central was led by Brian Neace with 21 points.

Tilghman overcame an early 19-12 deficit to defeat a good Keenan squad by a
score of 62-57. Tilghman was led by Orlandus Hill with 18 points. Rashaud Wilson added 9 points
and 11 rebounds. Thurman Zimmerman led Keenan with 18
points and 17 rebounds.

Simon Kenton took control of the game early and cruised to a 75-53 victory.
Simon Kenton was led today by a promising 6-7 So. center Mike Brock with
22 points and 14 rebounds. Taft was led by Brandon Turner with 21
points. Norell Williams
added 14 points and 9 rebounds.

Bowling Green led by a score of 35-28 at the half after trailing 18-9 in the first quarter. They turned up the
defense in the third quarter and won led by a score of 89-62. Josh Carrier led the way with 28
points while Terrez Dewalt added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Mercer Co was led by Michael West
with 16 points.

Lexington Catholic’s defense forced 25 turnovers and held Pikeville to 38%
field goal shooting on their way to a 79-51 win. Catholic was led tonight by Brendon Woody with 21
points. Chase Gibson led Pikeville with 22 points and 18 rebounds.

Keenan raced out to an early lead and held on the subdue a stubborn Lebanon squad. Keenan was led by Thurman
Zimmerman with 31 points and 8 rebounds. 6-1 Jr. Brandon Trapp added 21 points including five
three-pointers. Lebanon was led by Daniel Easterly with 24 points and 7 rebounds.

Newport Central Catholic took an early lead and defeated Henry Clay by
a score of 69-50. Ronny Dawn, recovering from a severe ankle
sprain, led NCC with 30 points including 6 of 10 from three point land. Clay List led Henry Clay with 22
points.

Patrick Sparks hit a contested layup with 0.4 seconds remaining to
tie the game and then hit the ensuing free throw for a 55-54 Muhlenberg North victory. Sparks led
Muhlenberg North with 31 points. Clay County was led by Brandon Perkins with 14 points. 6-4 Sr. Jeremy
Asher had 12 points and 12 rebounds. Richard Walker chipped in with 12 points.

Lincoln County proved too much for Parkway Christian and won by a score of
70-52. Lincoln County was led by Brent
Bradshaw with 23 points and 14 rebounds. Keith Withrow also
tallied 21 points. Parkway was led
by Jamel Halsey with 18 points and 21 rebounds. Jeremy Monceaux,
who has averaged 40 ppg the last two seasons, was held to 18 points on 5 of 23
shooting from the field.

Westminster broke open a close game midway through the fourth quarter to win by a score of 88-71. Westminster
was led by Jan Fikiel with 21 points. Jakob Sigardson and Ben Bowling added 19 and
18 points respectively. Glasgow was led by Brandon Stockton with 26 points.

Simon Kenton managed to hang on for a hard earned 75-67 victory.Simon Kenton led 42-21 at halftime but
a furious Madison Central rally cut the lead to 1, 47-46 in the third quarter
and the game remained close the rest of the way. Simon Kenton was led by Jordan Stowers with 35
points. Mike Brock added 17
points and 12 rebounds. Madison
Central was led by Eric Broomfield and Shawn Ballard with 27 and
22 points respectively. Broomfield
also added 10 rebounds.

Moore won a thriller 76-73 in the final seconds with Carlos Hurt
hitting a layup and seconds later a free throw to seal the win. Carlos Hurt, a Louisville
signee, led Moore with 32 points while Kentucky signee Josh Carrier led Bowling Green with 29.

Mercer Co. led at each quarter stop on their way to a 75-62 victory over Paintsville. Mercer Co. was led
today by Joe White and Michael West with 22 and 21 points respectively. Josh Sexton
also added 11 points and 12 rebounds. Paintsville was led today by Brandon Gullett with 14 points and 8
rebounds.

Madison Central outshot Pikeville 48%-37% and enjoyed a 37-23 rebound margin
and won by a score of 68-50.Madison Central was led by Eric Broomfield with 19 points. Chase Gibson led with 26 and 8
rebounds.

Glasgow pulled away from a 47-47 tie at the end of three quarters to win by
a score of 71-62. Glasgow’s Brandon Stockton
continued his stellar play with 32 points. Taft was led by Norell Williams with 21 points.

Henry Clay took an early lead and maintained the advantage throughout the
game to claim a 52-43 victory. Henry Clay was led by Clay List with 16 points and 11
rebounds. Chris Jones added 13 points. Clay County was led by Jeremy
Asher with14 points and 11 rebounds.

Lafayette won a run-and-gun decision over Parkway Christian by a score of
103-79. Lafayette was led today by Robert Madison with 34. Parkway was led by Jeremy Monceaux
who set a single game tournament record with 43 points. Marcus Glasgow added 20 points.

Westminster had to comeback from several deficits, notably 41-32 in the
third quarter and 64-62 with around three minutes to go in the game to finally
subdue Paducah Tilghman by a score of 71-66. Westminster was led by Jan Fikiel with 21 points and
8 rebounds despite being in serious foul trouble most of the second half. Jakob Sigardson added 19
points. Paducah Tilghman was led by Brett Jones and Orlandus
Hill with 25 and 17 points respectively. Rashaud Wilson also chipped in with 17 points.

Newport Central Catholic won a 53-50 thriller over Muhlenberg North to advance to the semifinals. This
was also a classic matchup of two of the premier guards in the state: Ronny
Dawn and Patrick Sparks. Dawn and Corey Myers led NCC with 22 and 19 points
respectively. Patrick Sparks led Muhlenberg North with 33 points and 7 rebounds.

Lexington Catholic made some key steals late in the fourth quarter to allow
them to defeat Lincoln County by a score of 73-61. Lexington Catholic was led tonight by Demetrius Green
with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Brendon Woody added 19 points. Lincoln
County was led by Keith Withrow and Brent Bradshaw with 26 and 25
points respectively.

Keenan proved to be too much for Mason County today and won by a score of 88-67. Keenan was led today by Thurman
Zimmerman with 27 points and 14 rebounds. 5-10 Jr. Robert Myrick led Mason County with 15
points. Tee Commodore added 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Madison Central raced to a 34-14 first quarter lead and coasted to a 99-56
victory over Mercer Co. 6-2 Sr. Josh Land led a balanced Madison
Central attack with 14 points. 6-4 Sr. Joe Cornett came off the bench to add 13 points and 11
rebounds. Josh Sexton and Michael West led Mercer Co. with 16 and 14 points respectively.

Brandon Stockton continued his great play in this tourney with 27
points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists to lead Glasgow to a 56-49 win over Bowling
Green. Bowling Green was led by Brandon
Wardlow with 15 points. Josh
Carrier was held to 4 points on 1 of 13 shooting from the field. This appeared to be a combination of an
off day as well as some excellent defense provided by the speedy 5-9 Sr. Randy Depp.

Lafayette managed to pull away in the final minutes to subdue a scrappy
Henry Clay squad by a score of 59-47. Lafayette was led today by 5-11 Jr. Brandon Riley with 23 points
Rod Dunham Henry Clay today with 18 points and 7 rebounds.

Paducah Tilghman broke open a close game 32-26 at the half to soundly defeat Muhlenberg North 77-44. Orlandus
Hill led four Tilghman players in double figures with 16 points. Patrick Sparks led Muhlenberg
North with 20 points.

Simon Kenton led 53-50 at the end of three quarters and finally pulled away
late in the game to defeat Lincoln County by a score of 72-63. Simon Kenton was led by Jordan
Stowers with 25 points. So.
center Mike Brock added 19 points and 7 rebounds. Keith Withrow led Lincoln County
with 20 points. Brent Bradshaw chipped in with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

NCC defeated Lexington Catholic by a score of 72-57 to advance to the
championship game. NCC took advantage of the absence of injured Lexington
Catholic’s 6-4 Jr. Ryan Morton as Corey Myers poured in 11 first
quarter points to lead NCC to a 21-8 first quarter lead. NCC actually led 62-38 in the fourth
quarter before Lexington Catholic went on a 17-0 run to cut the lead to 7,
62-55, before NCC regained the momentum. NCC shot a blistering 54.2% from the field and 83% from the charity
stripe.

NCC was led tonight by Ronny Dawn and Corey Myers with 19 and
17 points respectively. Jeff
Colson and Seth Lynn added 11 each. Lexington Catholic was led by Brendon Woody with
23 points. Brian Smith added 17 points, all in the second
half. Demetrius Green added
12 points and pulled down 9 rebounds.

Westminster managed to cope with Moore’s pressure defense and come away with
a 79-73 win to advance to the championship game. Westminster was led tonight by Jakob Sigardson with
25 points. Jan Fikiel added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ben
Bowling also chipped in with 19 points but injured his ankle late in the
game. Carlos Hurt led Moore with 31 points and 6-1 Jr. Petie Brown came off the bench to add 24 points.

Thurman Zimmerman continued to be a force both inside and out as he
tallied 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead Keenan to a 65-55 victory over Madison
Central. Josh Land led a
balanced Madison Central attack with 15 points.

Lafayette survived two overtimes and a 41 point outburst by Glasgow’s Brandon
Stockton to finally pull out an 81-74 victory. Lafayette was led today by James Gentry with 20
points. Brandon Riley, Robert Madison, and Quinton Roberts added 14, 15, and 15 points
respectively. Brandon Stockton led Glasgow with 41 points including
all 17 of Glasgow’s overtime points.

Catholic cut the lead to 1, 72-71 with 27 seconds remaining but Moore held on for a 75-71 victory. Moore was
led tonight by Chuckie Sweeney and 6-1 Jr. Petie Brown with 20
each. Carlos Hurt chipped in with 18 points. Catholic was
led by Demetrius Green with 29 points.

Westminster Academy’s Ben Bowling (formerly of Perry Co. Central)
completed a very successful homecoming by scoring 18 points and helping lead
his team to a 73-59 win over Newport Central Catholic. Bowling,
who has a flair for the spectacular, hit a 40 foot shot at the buzzer in the
third quarter to extend Westminster’s lead to 56-45. Westminster was led tonight by Jakob Sigardson with 19
and Ben Bowling with 18. NCC was led tonight by Ronny Dawn, who was magnificent in defeat with 33
points.

Congratulations to Lexington Catholic coach Danny Haney and the tournament
sponsors for putting together another great show. Also, congratulations
to Buddy Pressley and the Westminster Academy Lions for an excellent tournament
run. They had to defeat Glasgow, Paducah Tilghman, Louisville Moore, and Newport
Central Catholic to claim the championship; no easy task.

The stars came out to play and it was a hoops lover paradise. The senior stars in the tourney were as
advertised. Glasgow’s Brandon Stockton laid down the gauntlet for the 2002 Mr. Basketball
competition. The amazing Mr. Stockton scored 165 points (a tourney record) in five games for a 33.0 ppg.

I would also like to express appreciation to media guru Butch Cope and the WL
"stats crew" who helped me preserve my sanity during 39 games over five days. I attempt to chart
every game, but it is great to have the official stats provided by a very competent group of professionals. The
logistics of putting on a tournament like this is staggering and everyone does
a fantastic job of making this a class event.

Please feel free to send your comments and questions concerning the tournament, teams, or players to me at prephoops@yahoo.com .